ES Newsletter

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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES NEWSLETTER
APRIL 22, 2009
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** UPCOMING ES PROGRAM EVENTS: Community Change Workshop
** ES PROGRAM NEWS: Fall Schedule Change, Summer Internship Stipends Available
** BEYOND CAMPUS: America's Energy Future, sponsored by EnviroCo
** CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY: It’s Earth Week
** JOBS & INTERNSHIPS: AMPHIBIAN ECOLOGY RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
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** UPCOMING ES PROGRAM EVENTS:
Don't Forget about the Community Change Workshop it will be happening on Wednesday April 22nd from 6-7

What: Community Change Workshop: Speaking about Activist Strategies with Emmie Theberge ‘08, Clean Energy and Global Warming Outreach Coordinator with NRCM
When: Wednesday April 22nd from 6-7 (join us at 5:30 for dinner)
Where: Fairchild Room in Dana
Emmie is a Maine native who graduated from Colby with a degree in Environmental Policy and Government.Emmie has traveled to and studied in diverse ecosystems across the planet, from the forests of Tasmania and the Andes to the deserts and Himalayan Mountains of India, from the jungles of the Amazon to the unique biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands.

** ES PROGRAM NEWS:
Fall Schedule change: Janette Bulkan’s ES 235 course will now be offered at 9:00 MWF rather than the original 10:00 MWF time.

ES Internship Stipends Available
We are pleased to announce that the ES Program has a limited amount of funding to support ES summer internships. The successful Mellon grant is now closed, but we will use the same criteria for the selection process. Please see details below and ask me if you have questions:
Environmental Studies Summer Internship Stipends
The amount of money available for each stipend will depend on the nature of the internship, the anticipated budget and financial needs of the applicant, and the availability of other resources including the employer's ability to provide partial compensation. Applications should be submitted to Beth Kopp, 208 Diamond, beth.kopp@colby.edu by April 24.

Criteria for Environmental Internship Stipends:

Preference for ES/P majors, ES minors/concentrations
Internship should be related to environmental science or policy coursework
Preference for students interning in humanitarian, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations
Applicants must be in good academic standing
Summer internships require a minimum of 350 hours, cannot exceed 40 hours a week and must comply with Federal wage and hour laws

Applications should include the following:

A written proposal describing the organization sponsoring the internship, the internship responsibilities, and the relationship of the internship to environmental science or policy coursework and to your future career goals;
A letter of recommendation from a Colby faculty member;
A current resume;
A budget proposal listing projected income (including wages, stipends, family contribution, gifts and other) and projected expenses (including transportation, housing, utilities, food, and other); and
A letter or other communication from the sponsoring organization confirming the internship.

   Proposals will be evaluated based on the criteria above. Successful applicants will be awarded their stipends pending their agreement to the terms of the award.
    Award Terms:
    1. Write a report on your experience appropriate for posting on the ES website and inclusion in our annual reports to the Mellon Foundation.
    2. Submit three digital photographs of you “in action” at your internship. These photos will enhance the ES Program website and other materials we may prepare on the internship program.
    3. Ask your internship site supervisor to write a letter evaluating your performance at the end of the internship.
    4. Give a presentation describing your internship experience when you return to Colby. Your presentation will be part of the Environmental Studies Program lunchtime talks.

** BEYOND CAMPUS:
America's Energy Future
Last month, 30 Colby students attend Power Shift, the largest youth summit on climate change in US history, and became part of the movement to get our representatives to pass a strong climate change bill that would create a just and sustainable economy and tackle our global problem by demanding that the US take leadership.

To follow up to this, on Saturday, April 25, Enviro-Co is organizing a forum at Colby called the “America's Energy Future”.

Last month, 30 Colby students attend Power Shift, the largest youth summit on climate change in US history, and became part of the movement to get our representatives to pass a strong climate change bill that would create a just and sustainable economy and tackle our global problem by demanding that the US take leadership.

To follow up to this, on Saturday, April 25, Enviro-Co is organizing a forum at Colby called the "America's Energy Future" as part of the Focus the Nation Town Hall campaign which aims to get citizens speaking to their representatives about climate solutions. http://www.focusthenation.org/
Senator Collins' key advisor on energy and environment, Amy Carroll will be there as a panelist. As you know, Senator Collins will be one of the crucial votes to get a strong bill passed. Because of this, it is important that a clear and strong signal, through a large turnout, that we want bold action now.
America’s Energy Future Forum
Saturday 25th April, 11am.
(The event is aimed to be 1 hour long, but students can stay for as short as they like)
Diamond 122, Colby College

Panel:
Amy Carroll, senior aide to Senator Collins
Rosemary Winslow, Intergovernmental Liaison to Congressman Michaud
Jeremy Pare, Selectman of Manchester, ME
Prof. John Joseph, Thomas College, Mid-Maine Sustainability Coalition
Representative from NRCM and Greenpeace
Audience will have a chance to Q & A after the panel." as part of the Focus the Nation Town Hall campaign which aims to get citizens speaking to their representatives about climate solutions. http://www.focusthenation.org/
Senator Collins' key advisor on energy and environment, Amy Carroll will be there as a panelist. As you know, Senator Collins will be one of the crucial votes to get a strong bill passed. Because of this, it is important that a clear and strong signal, through a large turnout, that we want bold action now.

** CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY:

It’s Earth Week
Come to the Earth Day Expo on April 22nd in the Pulver Pavilion from 9:00 - 3:00!

Play the EAG Trivia Challenge to test your knowledge of the College's sustainability efforts and accomplishments. You could win valuable prizes!

Listen to our slate of speakers in the LoPo space. These include:
    11:00 - noon: Maine DEP
    noon - 1:00: Steve Erario and Henry Beck
    1:00 - 2:00: Inland Fisheries & Wildlife -
                 Your Maine Outdoors
    2:00 - 3:00: Save Our Water - Water Rights
                 in Maine

Visit one of our 20+ vendors, agencies, organizations and clubs!
Learn what you can do to make a difference!
See yourself and your colleagues in the RESCUE film!
Have some Apple Farm cider and other great treats!
Listen to Captain Safety & Major gifts in the LoPo space at 4:00 while sipping a delicious local brew in the Pub!
Come join the EAG, EnviroCo, Dining Services, Environmental Studies, and a host of organizations in a celebration of environmental sustainability!
See you there!

** JOBS & INTERNSHIPS:

SUMMER AMPHIBIAN ECOLOGY RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Positions are available for full-time research assistants to assist with field and laboratory
research on the ecology and conservation of amphibians with Dr. Michael Benard of the
Biology Department at Case Western Reserve University. The employment period is 1 June
through 17 July. Pay is $500 per week. Housing on the University of Michigan’s E.S. George
Reserve is provided.

Description of job duties: Assist with research investigating the ecology and conservation
of amphibians. Research assistants will receive preliminary training at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, but will spend much of the rest of the summer at
the University of Michigan’s E.S. George Reserve. Check it out at

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/esgr/home

Primary research duties include collecting metamorphosing Wood Frogs at drift fences,
measuring and marking those metamorphosing frogs, and then releasing them at the
point of capture. Additional duties include assisting with experiments, dipnet-sampling
ponds, and repairing and building drift fences. Fieldwork includes early-morning and late-
night work with amphibians.

Requirements: Valid driver’s license required. Experience – Some previous experience
conducting ecological field research is preferred. Ideally, this experience should include
work with amphibians in the field. Research assistants must be able to work outdoors in
sometimes difficult weather conditions. Research assistants must be comfortable
anesthetizing and marking small (~1 cm) amphibians with injections of Visible Implant
Elastomer.

To apply: Email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional
references to Michael Benard at

mfb38@case.edu

Michael Benard
Biology Department
Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

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